Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Encyclopedia of "Famous Jewish Men and Women in the History of Culture" – Germany, 1900
Opening: $250
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Berühmte israelitische Männer und Frauen in der Kulturgeschichte der Menschheit: Lebens- und Charakterbilder aus Vergangenheit und Gegenwart by Adolph Kohut. Leipzig-Reudnitz: A.H. Payne, [ca. 1900]. German. Two volumes.
A comprehensive guide concerning important Jewish men and women in various cultural fields: music, literature, sculpture, architecture, theater, philosophy, science, economics and more. Includes portraits in b/w of Felix Mendelssohn, Max Lieberman, Lassar Uri, Theodor Herzl, Max Nordau and many others. A folding plate in the second volume –Rothschild family tree.
Vol. I: XI, [13] plates, 432 pp. Vol. II: VI, [17] plates, 432 pp, 25 cm. Good condition. Stains and tears. Original bindings, with gold decorations. Gilded leaf cutting.
A comprehensive guide concerning important Jewish men and women in various cultural fields: music, literature, sculpture, architecture, theater, philosophy, science, economics and more. Includes portraits in b/w of Felix Mendelssohn, Max Lieberman, Lassar Uri, Theodor Herzl, Max Nordau and many others. A folding plate in the second volume –Rothschild family tree.
Vol. I: XI, [13] plates, 432 pp. Vol. II: VI, [17] plates, 432 pp, 25 cm. Good condition. Stains and tears. Original bindings, with gold decorations. Gilded leaf cutting.
Research and Bibliography
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